I have a weak spot for Chinese food.
There, I said it.
So when I get two weekdays off in a row from the store, and my dear wife Karen is working at SMG, well …
The allure of Chinese for lunch is pretty darn strong.
All for me this time.
Last week, I had a 10:30 a.m. vanity appointment at my great friend Theresa’s shop. After my hair had been clipped and my beard had been buzzed, hey, I thought, it’s nearly lunch time. And I’m just down the road from China Chen. As I pulled out my iPhone 6 to call, hey, I thought, I have tomorrow off, too. I can order enough for two lunches.
Yeah, I did. Quart of wonton soup. One barbecued sparerib combo, with pork egg roll and fried rice. One extra egg roll. One pint of pork lo mein. One pint of pepper steak.
What a two-lunch feast I had. Ellie B aka Dogamous got a little bit each day, including the picked-over bones.
What’s your biggest takeout food weakness? What’s your favorite lunch of all? What might you order super-sized for two lunches in a row?
Mark Bialczak 
i’m a lunch combo chinese orderer. i tend to get shrimp or pork or veggie lo mein, egg roll, rice, and of course, i have to finish with my fortune cookie to know what to do next -. my great weakness is any kind of pasta.
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Life in the form of six-word advice if fun, my friend Beth. ❤ Pasta people always smile readily. 🙂
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I like Chinese food too Mark. My fave take out? I would say greek food from Opa’s! Do you have Opa’s in the US? ❤
Diana xo
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No Opa’s in the Syracuse area, Diana. 😦 My experience with that lovely word comes from watching the My Big Fat Greek Wedding movies. It makes me smile immediately. 🙂
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Mmmmmmm. I love it too. Kung pao anything…
Careful of those bones with Ellie B. Cooked bones are brittle …
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Thanks for the doggie bone warning, Elyse. I’ll watch her. Yikes.
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We used to give big raw beef bones to our dogs, but cooked ones — especially chicken bones — can be deadly. Duncan finds them in the park. Some raw, some from human garbage. I worry but lots of people don’t know the danger.
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I don’t ever give Ellie B chicken bones, Elyse. I figure pork and beef cooked are OK. I’ll be watchful.
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You are making me hungry, Mark!! And I haven’t had Chinese food since New Year’s Eve lunch in Chinatown – which was different from any other I had ever had . . . meaning authentic!
Hope you & Karen have a great weekend!
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Someday you must post about authentic the Chinese food experience, Sadie. I bet that would be a taste-bud opener for many of us!
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I used to love Chinese food. Alas, it’s one of the many things I can no longer eat. I do manage to get a chicken sandwich & fries from Burger King once in awhile, but I have to leave the tomatoes off, and then I have to wait a week or two before I dare get another one. Which, of course, makes me especially enjoy the sandwich when I do buy one.
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Absence does make the heart grow fonder, CM. Sorry about the total loss of Chinese!
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Got that right, brother! The only reason I carry a cell phone is to call take-out.
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That’s pretty good use of a cell phone, Mike. 🙂
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Well, I usually skip lunch but my take-out weakness has got to be Indian food. There’s a place in my building and it takes tremendous discipline not to eat there every day.
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Now that’s convenience, Matt. Willpower, prevail. Skip lunch? How could you?
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My favorite take-out is also Chinese. Steamed dumplings. Jasmine rice. Shrimp in lobster sauce. Oh yeah. That sounds good right now.
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It does sound good right now, Joey. I’m going to eat a roast beef sandwich made out of the fridge before my closing shift today, though. 🙂
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I miss Chinese food. I think it takes a while for some kids to get a taste for it and my daughter is still struggling so we don’t have it very often. Have some lo mein for me!
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I’ll take some home next week and think of you, Marissa. ❤
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Sounds good!
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That looks like a lot of really yummy food. I love Chicken Lo Mein, love those noodles!!!!
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Split into two meals and sneaking a bit for Ellie B, not really that much, SD, adding in the fact that I don’t eat any of the white rice. I chuck that right out. Too starchy for me.
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Oooo, you’re making me hungry Mark. I love Chinese. I’m not a big noodle or soup man,but the ribs and eggrolls and chicken rice and chickenballs, etc – Yum. I usually get a combo plate – cheaper than ordering individual items. My favorite, favorite is to go to a Chinese buffet. We have a couple of excellent ones around here – then I can eat all the ribs and beef and chicken I want with eggrolls and plenty of plum sauce over everything. Oooo, to die for.
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The buffet is a winner, yes, Paul. It used to be a bigger winner for me before I started to eat less. 🙂
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Licks lips – of course minus the pork products for obvious reasons – snorts and oinks. Mom’s weakness is egg drop soup. She gets it every time she feels under the weather. Dad’s weakness is pizza any kind any time. My weakness chicken. YUMMO! XOXO – Bacon
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Yummo, agreed, Piggy, across the board.
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I have a weak spot for Chinese too. A good Pad Thai is something I would never turn down.
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So tasty, Tony! 🙂
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Nice lunch Terp-i never order out-I’ll make it at home in my Wok!!! Have a great weekend AND Happy Mom’s Day to Karen! Gatorette
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Of course you make it at home, Cheryl. 🙂 Happy Mother’s Day, Gatorette!
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Oh Mark you know me to well…Have a great weekend! Gatorette
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It’s always a treat. It took me decades, but I recently discovered the glory of Shrimp in Lobster Sauce. Now, it’s the go-to Chinese food for me. Oh, and Walnut Tofu, and Sweet and Sour anything ! ☺
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All these years, and I’ve yet to try the shrimp in lobster sauce, Van. I love shrimp. I love lobster. I don’t love the price of that item, I guess. 😮 Sweet and sour anything is good, yes!
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Try it for lunch. Smaller portion, less costly, but same flavors !! ☺
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Great idea, Van. It’s now on my list.
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My favorite takeout blog is this one, Mark. Food for thought, as usual.
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Thank you, Ann. Your comments are a treat, of course.
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